Wholesale gasoline for October delivery fell 9 cents to $2.43 a gallon. October heating oil fell 17 cents to $3.21 a gallon. October natural gas fell 79 cents to $8.32 per 1,000 cubic feet.

Gold for December delivery fell $31.80 to $1,677.30 an ounce. Silver for December delivery fell 30 cents to $19.27 an ounce and December copper fell 3 cents to $3.49 a pound.

The dollar rose to 143.49 Japanese yen from 143.11 yen. The euro rose to 99.91 cents from 99.78 cents.